2001 UEFA European Under-16 Championship

The 2001 UEFA European Under-16 Championship was the 19th edition of UEFA's European Under-16 Football Championship. It was the last under-16 championship, before changing the name as under-17 championships. England hosted the championship, during 22 April – 6 May. 16 teams entered the competition, and Spain defeated France in the final to win the competition for the sixth time.

2001 UEFA Under-16 Championship
Tournament details
Host country	England
Dates	22 April – 6 May
Teams	16 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	16 (in 18 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Spain (6th title)
Runners-up	France
Third place	Croatia
Fourth place	England
Tournament statistics
Matches played	32
Goals scored	90 (2.81 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Fernando Torres (7 goals)
Best player(s)	Fernando Torres

Match officials

Country	Referee	Assistant referees	Fourth officials	Matches refereed
Belarus	None	Vyacheslav Bykov	None
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Siniša Zrnić	None	None	Italy–Switzerland (Group C)
Bulgaria	Dimitar Dimitrov	None	None	Romania–Spain (Group A) England–Switzerland (Group C) Scotland–Croatia (Group D)
Croatia	None	Tomislav Petrović	None
Czech Republic	None	Miroslav Zlámal	None
England	Andy D'Urso	David Babski Carl Bassingdale Glenn Turner	Richard Beeby Mark Clattenburg Keith Hill	France–Croatia (Group D) Spain–Italy (Quarter-final) France–Spain (Final)
Greece	Athanasios Briakos	None	None	Spain–Germany (Group A) Poland–Russia (Group B)
Hungary	None	Robert Kispál	None
Iceland	Kristinn Jakobsson	None	None	Croatia–Finland (Group D) England–Germany (Quarter-final)
Israel	Alon Yefet	None	None	Turkey–Russia (Group B) France–Scotland (Group D) Turkey–Croatia (Quarter-final) Spain–Croatia (Semi-final)
Norway	None	Steinar Holvik	None
Poland	Grzegorz Gilewski	None	None	Spain–Belgium (Group A) Switzerland–Hungary (Group C) England–France (Semi-final)
Portugal	None	Paulo Ribeiro	None
Romania	Alexandru Tudor	None	None	Not known
Seychelles	Eddy Maillet	None	None	France–Russia (Quarter-final)
South Africa	None	Lazarus Matela	None
Sweden	Martin Hansson	None	None	Russia–Netherlands (Group B) Scotland–Finland (Group D) Croatia–England (Third place play-off)
Switzerland	None	Francesco Buragina	None
Yugoslavia	None	Vitomir Simović	None

Squads

Group stage

Group A

Teams	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Spain	3	2	0	1	8	2	+6	6
Germany	3	2	0	1	11	4	+7	6
Belgium	3	2	0	1	4	6	–2	6
Romania	3	0	0	3	2	13	–11	0

Teams	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Spain	2	1	0	1	5	2	+3	3
Germany	2	1	0	1	3	2	+1	3
Belgium	2	1	0	1	2	6	–4	3

22 April 2001

15:00

Romania	0–3	Spain
	Report	Melli 27' Gavilán 33' Torres 59'

New Ferens Park, Durham

Referee: Dimitar Dimitrov (Bulgaria)

22 April 2001

18:30

Germany	1–2	Belgium
Trochowski 90'	Report	Coveliers ?' Vandendriessche 79'

New Ferens Park, Durham

24 April 2001

18:30

Romania	2–8	Germany
Velcovici ?' Oprea ?' (pen.)	Report	Odonkor ?' Trochowski ?' Kılıçaslan ?', ?', ?' Petereit ?' Ochs ?' Madejski ?'

Feethams, Darlington

24 April 2001

18:30

Spain	5–0	Belgium
Flaño 2' Torres 10', 38' Gavilán 50' Bauzà 62'	Report

New Ferens Park, Durham

Referee: Grzegorz Gilewski (Poland)

26 April 2001

18:30

Belgium	2–0	Romania
Goessens 33' Vandendriessche 54'	Report

Billington, Billingham

26 April 2001

18:30

Spain	0–2	Germany
	Report	Trochowski 15' Di Gregorio 58'

New Ferens Park, Durham

Attendance: 200[2]

Referee: Athanasios Briakos (Greece)[2]

Group B

Teams	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Turkey	3	2	0	1	3	2	+1	6
Russia	3	1	2	0	1	0	+1	5
Netherlands	3	1	1	1	2	1	+1	4
Poland	3	0	1	2	1	4	–3	1

23 April 2001

18:30

Netherlands	0–1	Turkey
	Report	Dündar 57'

South Leeds Stadium, Leeds

23 April 2001

18:30

Poland	0–0	Russia
	Report

Boothferry Park, Hull

Attendance: 1,125

Referee: Athanasios Briakos (Greece)[3]

25 April 2001

18:30

Netherlands	2–0	Poland
De Haan ?', ?'	Report

Bootham Crescent, York

25 April 2001

18:30

Turkey	0–1	Russia
	Report	Gerk 36'

Boothferry Park, Hull

Attendance: 746[4]

Referee: Alon Yefet (Israel)[4]

27 April 2001

18:30

Russia	0–0	Netherlands
	Report

Bootham Crescent, York

Attendance: 689[5]

Referee: Martin Hansson (Sweden)[5]

27 April 2001

18:30

Turkey	2–1	Poland
Sezgin 37' Sabri 43'	Report	Wasicki 68'

South Leeds Stadium, Leeds

Group C

Teams	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
England	3	2	0	1	4	3	+1	6
Italy	3	1	1	1	7	6	+1	4
Switzerland	3	1	1	1	3	4	–1	4
Hungary	3	1	0	2	5	6	–1	3

22 April 2001

15:00

Switzerland	2–1	Hungary
Tsimba 49', 56'	Report	Kanta 27' (pen.)

The Shay, Halifax

Attendance: 150[6]

Referee: Grzegorz Gilewski (Poland)[6]

22 April 2001

16:00

England	1–3	Italy
Welsh 22'	Report	Facchinetti 60' Pazzini 64', ?'

Bramall Lane, Sheffield

24 April 2001

18:30

England	2–0	Switzerland
E. Johnson 56' Schumacher 79'	Report

Alfred McAlpine Stadium, Huddersfield

Attendance: 2,651

Referee: Dimitar Dimitrov (Bulgaria)

24 April 2001

18:30

Italy	3–4	Hungary
Lodi 30', ?' Pazzini ?'	Report	Kanta 20', ?' Müller ?' Horváth 76'

Wetherby Road, Harrogate

26 April 2001

18:30

Hungary	0–1	England
	Report	G. Johnson ?'

Alfred McAlpine Stadium, Huddersfield

Attendance: 3,440

26 April 2001

18:30

Italy	1–1	Switzerland
Lodi 22'	Report	Gasche 43'

South Leeds Stadium, Leeds

Attendance: 750[7]

Referee: Siniša Zrnić (Bosnia and Herzegovina)[7]

Group D

Teams	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
France	3	3	0	0	11	0	+11	9
Croatia	3	2	0	1	3	3	0	6
Scotland	3	1	0	2	3	5	–2	3
Finland	3	0	0	3	1	10	–9	0

23 April 2001

18:30

France	3–0	Scotland
Sinama Pongolle 14', 54' Le Tallec 75'	Report

Oakwell Stadium, Barnsley

Attendance: 703[8]

Referee: Alon Yefet (Israel)[8]

23 April 2001

18:30

Croatia	2–0	Finland
Kranjčar 45', 67'	Report

Glanford Park, Scunthorpe

Attendance: 731[9]

Referee: Kristinn Jakobsson (Iceland)[9]

25 April 2001

18:30

France	3–0	Croatia
Sinama Pongolle 37', 55', 64' (pen.)	Report

Wetherby Road, Harrogate

Attendance: 289[10]

Referee: Andy D'Urso (England)[10]

25 April 2001

18:30

Scotland	3–1	Finland
Weir 31' McLaughlin 54' (pen.) Beattie 57'		Peltonen 76'

Oakwell Stadium, Barnsley

Attendance: 538[8]

Referee: Martin Hansson (Sweden)[8]

27 April 2001

18:30

Finland	0–5	France
	Report	Le Tallec ?', ?' Sofiane ?' Grax ?', ?'

Blundell Park, Grimsby

Referee: Alexandru Tudor (Romania)

27 April 2001

18:30

Scotland	0–1	Croatia
	Report	Grivičić 40'

Sandy Lane, Worksop

Attendance: 150[8]

Referee: Dimitar Dimitrov (Bulgaria)[8]

Knockout stage

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final

	29 April – Sunderland

	Spain (p)	1 (4)
					3 May – Middlesbrough
	Italy	1 (3)
					Spain	3
	30 April – Scunthorpe
					Croatia	0
	Turkey	0
									6 May – Sunderland
	Croatia	2
									France	0
	29 April – Middlesbrough
									Spain	1
	England (p)	1 (5)
					3 May – Newcastle
	Germany	1 (3)
					England	0
	30 April – York
					France	4			Third place
	France	2
									6 May – Durham
	Russia	0
									Croatia	4

									England	1

Quarter-finals

29 April 2001

15:00

Spain	1–1	Italy
Torres 26' (pen.)	Report	Belotti 46'
Penalties
Senel Carlos Melli Torres	4–3	Belotti Aquilani Mantovani De Crescenzo Lodi

Stadium of Light, Sunderland

Attendance: 500[11]

Referee: Andy D'Urso (England)[11]

29 April 2001

15:00

England	1–1	Germany
Samba 66'	Report	Laas 68'
Penalties
Schumacher Welsh Westcarr Bowditch Hoyte	5–3	Berkigt

Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough[12]

Attendance: 4,138

Referee: Kristinn Jakobsson (Iceland)

30 April 2001

18:30

Turkey	0–2	Croatia
	Report	Prijić 43' Čale 66'

Glanford Park, Scunthorpe

Attendance: 1,679[13]

Referee: Alon Yefet (Israel)[13]

30 April 2001

18:30

France	2–0	Russia
Meghni 23', 57'	Report

Bootham Crescent, York

Attendance: 557[14]

Referee: Eddy Maillet (Seychelles)[14]

Semi-finals

3 May 2001

18:30

Spain	3–0	Croatia
Torres 47', 70' Senel 53'	Report

Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough

Attendance: 5,300[15]

Referee: Alon Yefet (Israel)

3 May 2001

18:30

England	0–4	France
	Report	Le Tallec 2', 77' Sinama Pongolle 4', 72'

St James' Park, Newcastle

Attendance: 30,160

Referee: Grzegorz Gilewski (Poland)

Third place play-off

6 May 2001

12:00

Croatia	4–1	England
Ružak 7' Papa 17' Grgurović 70' Grivičić 77'	Report	G. Johnson 57'

New Ferens Park, Durham

Attendance: 400[16]

Referee: Martin Hansson (Sweden)[16]

Final

6 May 2001

15:00

France	0–1	Spain
	Report	Torres 76' (pen.)

Stadium of Light, Sunderland

Attendance: 31,100

Referee: Andy D'Urso (England)

Statistics

Goalscorers

7 goals

Fernando Torres

6 goals

Florent Sinama Pongolle

5 goals

Anthony Le Tallec

3 goals

2 goals

Wouter Vandendriessche
Ivan Grivičić
Niko Kranjčar
Glen Johnson
Sébastien Grax
Mourad Meghni
Youssef Sofiane
Ralf de Haan
Jaime Gavilán
Cédric Tsimba

1 goal

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"Croatia 2–0 Finland". Croatian Football Federation. 23 April 2001. Archived from the original on 22 August 2001. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
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External links

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